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3 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, Palestine says

Fierce clashes broke out early Monday after Israeli forces raided a Palestinian refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, with at least three Palest

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Scandinavian Airlines files for bankruptcy in U.S.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, the airline said on Tuesday, warning strike action by pilots had impacted its financial posit

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Israeli police, Palestinians clash over Jerusalem's Silwan demolition

Israel demolished a Palestinian shop in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Tuesday, triggering scuffles between police and protesters who accused authorities of discriminatory enforcement o

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Glacial burst in India's Uttarakhand triggers avalanche, 295 rescued

Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand said on Saturday that part of a glacier had collapsed, triggering an avalanche that has trapped hundreds of people.According to officials, 295

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Guterres sends condolences to families of India flash flood victims

Police tend to victims of a flash flood in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, February 7, 2021. /Reuters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed his deep condolences t

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Parliament dissolved, Israel heading to another election

Israel's parliament was dissolved on Tuesday night amid a political crisis between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz, triggering the fourth election in two years.Israel

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COVID-19: How schools and parents react to school closures in NYC

02:48 Just eight weeks after opening schools to partial in-person instruction, New York City public schools are now switching to remote learning until further notice.The move comes aft

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Trade battle ramps up after U.S. imposes tariffs on Canadian aluminum

01:35 A new trade battle between the U.S and Canada is underway aftertariffsimposed by Washingtontook effecton Sunday.The Trump administrationclaims Canada is trying to flood the U.S w

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Taliban attack repulsed, 29 including 27 insurgents killed in S. Afghanistan

A total of 29 fighters including 27 militants and two policemen have been killed and Taliban attack to overrun Marouf district in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province have been repulsed, provinci

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Over 2 dozen killed as clash erupts in Afghanistan's Kunduz province

More than two dozen fighters including 12 security personnel were confirmed dead as clash erupted outside Kunduz city, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province on Monday, deputy to Provi

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16 including 12 militants killed in Afghanistan's central province

A total of 16 people including 12 militants and four policemen have been killed as clash erupted in Pato district of the relatively peaceful central Daikundi province in Afghanistan on Sunday, deputy

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Malian president dissolves constitutional court to ease tensions

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Saturday announced the dissolution of the constitutional court in a bid to ease political tensions and unrest currently striking the capital. "I have dec

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UK PM says will set out details on easing lockdown on Sunday

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Wednesday that he will set out how the country will ease its lockdown on Sunday.The country will face economic disaster if it eased lockdown in a way trig

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Urgent: U.S. stocks plunge after Fed slashes rates to near zero

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday even after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate to just above zero and unveiled a huge program of bond-buying amid coronavirus fallout. The S

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U.S. stock trading halted as S&P 500 plunges 7%

U.S. stock trading has been halted as the SP 500 plunged 7% on Monday morning triggering the third circuit breaker in two weeks amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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U.S. stocks plunge after Trump speech

U.S. stocks plunged on Thursday with all the three major indexes declining more than 7 percent shortly after opening as an address from U.S. President Donald Trump failed to calm markets on potential

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Iran nuke chief slams European countries for triggering dispute mechanism

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi on Wednesday criticized Britain, France and Germany for their recent triggering of the dispute m